Alaska 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 HOUSE BILL NO. 9 
 
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA 
 
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION 
 
BY REPRESENTATIVE CARRICK 
 
Introduced:  1/10/25 
Referred:  Prefiled  
 
 
A BILL 
 
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED 
 
"An Act relating to education; relating to funding for charter schools; and relating to 1 
services for children with disabilities." 2 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3 
   * Section 1. AS 14.03.260 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 4 
(e) If a local school district receives funding in addition to the state aid 5 
received under AS 14.17, including funding through a grant or an appropriation, the 6 
local school board shall allocate to the charter school an amount from the additional 7 
funding that is proportional to the annual program budget the local school board 8 
provides to the charter school under (a) of this section in relation to the state aid the 9 
local school district received under AS 14.17.  10 
   * Sec. 2. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 11 
Sec. 14.30.282. Provision of medically necessary services in a school 12 
setting. (a) Each school district shall establish and implement written procedures to 13 
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from a qualified health care professional to access medically necessary services in a 1 
school setting.  2 
(b)  In this section,  3 
(1)  "health care provider" has the meaning given in AS 08.02.130(j);  4 
(2)  "qualified health care professional" means a health care provider 5 
who is licensed in this state or board certified. 6 
   * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 7 
read: 8 
APPLICABILITY. AS 14.03.260(e), added by sec. 1 of this Act, applies to contracts 9 
entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. 10